Finally Debt Free After 34 Years, But Still Need to Live Frugally

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  • jwil
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    Glad you've been paid :T
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  • Verbatim
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    Thanks for the boiling water trick for weeds. It works well for ant nests too, although you often need to repeat a few times.
    Glad you're keeping busy HH and congratulations on achieving your target weight. As your sons are adults can't they contribute with the housework?
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  • HairyHandofDartmoor
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    Deleted_User wrote: »
    :T:T Just need the other one to play ball now



    Do you read much in the bath then?? :)

    There's no room for the bookcase anywhere else :)
    abba1772 wrote: »
    Thank goodness you got paid hairy.......have fun food shopping xx
    jwil wrote: »
    Glad you've been paid :T

    Thanks both it is a relief.
    Finally Debt Free After 34 Years, But Still Need to Live Frugally
    Debt in July 2017 = £58,766 😱 DEBT FREE 31 OCTOBER 2017 :T 🎉
    EMERGENCY FUND 1 = £50/£5,000. EMERGENCY FUND 2 = £10/£5,000.
    CHRISTMAS SAVINGS = £0/£500. SEF = £1,400/£12,000 PREMIUM BONDS ME = £350. PREMIUM BONDS DH = £300.
    HOLIDAY MONEY = £0 TIME LEFT TO PAY OFF MORTGAGE = 5 YEARS 1 MONTHS
  • HairyHandofDartmoor
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    Verbatim wrote: »
    Thanks for the boiling water trick for weeds. It works well for ant nests too, although you often need to repeat a few times.
    Glad you're keeping busy HH and congratulations on achieving your target weight. As your sons are adults can't they contribute with the housework?

    Thanks Verbatim.

    You would think grown up sons could contribute to housework, but somehow they don't, sigh. Well they contribute mess, but they don't contribute to cleaning up the mess!
    Finally Debt Free After 34 Years, But Still Need to Live Frugally
    Debt in July 2017 = £58,766 😱 DEBT FREE 31 OCTOBER 2017 :T 🎉
    EMERGENCY FUND 1 = £50/£5,000. EMERGENCY FUND 2 = £10/£5,000.
    CHRISTMAS SAVINGS = £0/£500. SEF = £1,400/£12,000 PREMIUM BONDS ME = £350. PREMIUM BONDS DH = £300.
    HOLIDAY MONEY = £0 TIME LEFT TO PAY OFF MORTGAGE = 5 YEARS 1 MONTHS
  • HairyHandofDartmoor
    HairyHandofDartmoor Posts: 13,960 Forumite
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    edited 12 September 2018 at 4:10PM
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    The food shop is done. It was a bit over budget, but I bought two birthday cards towards the million birthdays coming up, plus I got DS3 some extra socks and underwear so he has to go to the laundry less often at uni. It's nice to have fully stocked cupboards, fridge and freezer.

    Silly story of the day: DH had the shopping bags and said he'd meet me at the till, but when I tried to message him he was obviously sitting in a dead zone, so rather than buy more bags when we had at least forty with us, I piled everything back in the trolley and then went up to the cafe to nab him. We then had to transfer everything back into the bags, rolls eyes.

    There are going to be good things and bad things about DS3 going to uni.

    GOOD THINGS
    1- Savings on the food bill
    2- Savings on gas and electricity
    3- Less mess to clear up
    4- Easier to get in the shower

    BAD THINGS
    1- I will miss him
    2- We will spend £100 in petrol, plus other miscellaneous costs, every time we visit him

    The good things outnumber the bad things, but I will miss him a lot :o.
    Finally Debt Free After 34 Years, But Still Need to Live Frugally
    Debt in July 2017 = £58,766 😱 DEBT FREE 31 OCTOBER 2017 :T 🎉
    EMERGENCY FUND 1 = £50/£5,000. EMERGENCY FUND 2 = £10/£5,000.
    CHRISTMAS SAVINGS = £0/£500. SEF = £1,400/£12,000 PREMIUM BONDS ME = £350. PREMIUM BONDS DH = £300.
    HOLIDAY MONEY = £0 TIME LEFT TO PAY OFF MORTGAGE = 5 YEARS 1 MONTHS
  • mummytogirls
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    So glad you managed to go shopping HHOD.

    Awww has DS already gone to Uni? xx
    Mummytogirls x

  • HairyHandofDartmoor
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    mummytogirls wrote: »
    So glad you managed to go shopping HHOD.

    Awww has DS already gone to Uni? xx

    Thanks MTG.

    DS3 is going to uni in one and a half weeks time :(.
    Finally Debt Free After 34 Years, But Still Need to Live Frugally
    Debt in July 2017 = £58,766 😱 DEBT FREE 31 OCTOBER 2017 :T 🎉
    EMERGENCY FUND 1 = £50/£5,000. EMERGENCY FUND 2 = £10/£5,000.
    CHRISTMAS SAVINGS = £0/£500. SEF = £1,400/£12,000 PREMIUM BONDS ME = £350. PREMIUM BONDS DH = £300.
    HOLIDAY MONEY = £0 TIME LEFT TO PAY OFF MORTGAGE = 5 YEARS 1 MONTHS
  • beanielou
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    Boo to the late payers and so glad you had a nice evening last night :)
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  • beanielou
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    Of course you will miss your DS.
    I still miss mine lots :(
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    "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
    ***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb.     ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.
  • HairyHandofDartmoor
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    beanielou wrote: »
    Boo to the late payers and so glad you had a nice evening last night :)

    Thanks Beanie
    beanielou wrote: »
    Of course you will miss your DS.
    I still miss mine lots :(

    He wants us to drop him off and then leave straightaway, so we don't embarrass him in front of his flatmates :)
    Finally Debt Free After 34 Years, But Still Need to Live Frugally
    Debt in July 2017 = £58,766 😱 DEBT FREE 31 OCTOBER 2017 :T 🎉
    EMERGENCY FUND 1 = £50/£5,000. EMERGENCY FUND 2 = £10/£5,000.
    CHRISTMAS SAVINGS = £0/£500. SEF = £1,400/£12,000 PREMIUM BONDS ME = £350. PREMIUM BONDS DH = £300.
    HOLIDAY MONEY = £0 TIME LEFT TO PAY OFF MORTGAGE = 5 YEARS 1 MONTHS
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